Jacquard-card wire.



'No. 658,870. Patented Oct. '2, 1900.

n. SHAW'.

JAGQ'UARD CARD WIRE;

(Application fl1e d Jan. 18, 1900,

(No Model.)

WITNESSES: INVENTOHI 2 M.

BY ATTY'SQ NITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE;

ROBERT L. SHAW, OF P ATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

JACQUARD-CARD WIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 658,870, dated October2, 1900.

Application filed January 18, 1900- Serial No. 1,841. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, ROBERT L. SHAW, a citizen of the United States,residing in Paterson, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jacquard-CardWires; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to jacquard card wires; and the object of myinvention is to provide a wire of this nature which shall comprise initself means for detachably securing it in positionon the lacings of andbetween the pattern-cards, thus doing away with tyin g-strings or otherseparate means for securing said wire in position.

Myinvention consists in theimproved cardwire and in the combination ofseveral of the same with the interlaced pattern-cards.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures,Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved card-wire in positionbetween the pattern-cards and on the connecting-lacings therefor. Fig. 2is an enlarged perspective view showing in detail portions of twoadjoining pattern-cards, their connecting-lacings, and the wire betweenthem and connected to said lacings. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portionof the card-wire, showing its securing means; and Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional view taken on the line w 00 of Fig. 2.

In said drawings, a indicates the patterncards, provided, as usual, withperforations 6, near the ends thereof and at any other desired pointstherein, through which extend the lacings c, which interconnect saidpattern-cards, crossing each other between said cards.

(1 indicates card-wires, one situated between every two pattern-cardsand having its ends projecting beyond the edges of said cards in theusual manner.

The wires (1 are provided at their points of junction with the lacingsof said patterncards with preferably elongated loops e, the entrancef ofeach of which is somewhat contracted. Said loops are adapted to receivethe lacings connecting the members of each pair of pattern-cards. Ifdesired, there may be one loop corresponding to each lacing, though itmay be found sufiicient to provide the wires with only those loops whichare situated near their ends and which receive the outermost lacings.The loops may be of any desired form, providedthe entrance of each ofthem is so contracted that when the lacing is once received it cannot beeasily detached from said lacings. That form of loop which I have shownin Fig. 3, which incloses a triangular recess is perhaps preferable,because it is as simple as any form of loop that could be devised andafiords very little play to and acts to snugly hold in place the lacingswhen they have been received by it. At the same time by virtue of itstriangular shape the recess facilitates the detachment of the cards fromthe wire when this is effected manually.

It is obvious that if the loops are each made of a size which shall asmuch as possible conform to the size of the lacing which said loopsshall contain there will be little, if any, play between the wires andthe lacings.

By forming the wire of elastic material, should the entrance f to eachloop be contracted less than the thickness of the lacings, the insertionof thelacings into the loop will be facilitated, for then the entranceto the latter can be readily widened by slightly bending the Wire at theloop portion thereof, and the wire upon being released will of itselfassume its former essentially-straight shape.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is--' 1. A jacquard-card wireprovided with a plurality of loops therein adapted to receive thecorresponding card-lacings, each loop having 'a'contracted entrance andbeing elastic, substantially as described.

2. A jacquard-card wire bent to form a pinrality of loops thereinadapted to receive and closely embrace the corresponding card-laciugs,each loop having a contracted entrance and being elastic, substantiallyas described.

3. A jacquard wire bentto form a plural- In testimony that I claim theforegoing I ity of loops therein adapted to receive and have hereuntoset my hand this 15th day of 10 closely embrace the correspondingcard-la- January, 1900. cings, each loop being elastic and being nor- 5mally substantially closed, and said loop be- ROBERT SHAW in g adaptedto be opened by bending it against Witnesses: the force of itselasticity, substantially as de- JOHN W. STEWARD, scribed. i ROBERT J.POLLITT.

